Garment and fur steamer



Dec. V16, 1,930. H. P. EASTON, .JR

l GARMENT AND FUR STEAMER Filed July 9, 1929 v Patented Dec. 16, 1930.UIT-ED STATES1 HENRY P. EASTON, Jn., or NUTEEY, NEW JERSEY GARMENT ANDEUR STEMER 'Application led July 9, 1929.v Serial No. 377,018.

This invention relates to steaming devices and pertains particularly toa ldevice for steaming clothes and furs.

The primary object of this invention is to Y@provide a portable devicewhich may have a steam line attached thereto and may be employed forsteaming clothes or furs, the clothes being steamed preparatory topressing, the furs being steamed for the purpose l@ of raising the hairsand generally improving the appearance thereof. Y The invention broadlycontemplates the provision of an elongated casing having a rounded tube,a portion of which is perforated, the casing being removably positionedover a tray or pan to which is attached a faucet. One end of the casinghas a pipe nipple opening therethrough to facilitate the attachmentthereto of a steam pipe having 55@ connection with a suitable steamgenerating plant.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the ac- 25companying drawing forming a part of the rpresent invention, with .theunderstanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strictconformity with the showing of the drawing but may be ychanged ormodified so so long as such changes or modifications mark no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention, as expressed inthe appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the steamerembodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section taken upon the line 3 3 ofFigure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

numeral 1 indicates generally the bottom of the present steaming devicewhich bottom, as shown, consists of a tray having the upstanding walls 2which are inset slightly from the 45 edges of the bottom forming thesurrounding flange 3.

Overlying the tray is an elongated hood 4:, thebottom of which is opento receive the walls 2, the edges of the hood resting upon 50 the llange3 outside of the tray walls.

The Vtop of the hood 4 is rounded or of substantially parabolic crosssectional design, as shown in Figure 3, and the major portion of thehood wall from one end is provided with relatively closely spacedapertures, a f

section of the hood adjacent the other end being left imperforate, asshown. Formed integrally with the topmost portionof the imperforatesection of the hood and opening therethrough is a pipe nipple orcoupling (3 to which is swivelly connected, as at 7, one end of aflexible tube 3 carrying a second swivel connecticut) upon its other endtofa.- cilitate the attachment thereto of a suitable steam pipe (notshown).

Each end of the hood 4 is closed by an end wall 10 and extending throughone'end wall and through they adjacent end wallof the tray is a draw-offfaucet 11 which may be employed for removing condensed steam from thetray.

At each longitudinal side of the tray there are secured loops or eyes12, each of which has attached thereto a spring'13, which, when thesteaming device is placedV upon a support, such for example as a benchor ironing table, may be passed beneath the support and connectedtogether in any suitable manner, as for example by hook members such asthose shown. f

It will, of course, be readily understood that this steaming device, inaddition to being secured to a flat supporting surface, such as a tableor the like, may be hung up by engaging those eyes to which are attachedthe springs 13 over suitable supporting hooks.

From the foregoing description it' will be readily seen that with adevice of the character herein described articles of clothing, furs,etc., may be` readily steamed and the device may be convenientlytransferred from place to place. The steaming operation is carried outby placing the garment over the body or hood l and steam is admittedthereto and allowed to rapidly escape from theapertures 5 to passthrough the garment. This rapid passage of steam through the garmentblows the dust therefrom and at the same time kills any germs whichmight be in the fabric of the garment.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim is 1. A steamingdevice of the character described comprising an elongated casing of 5substantially parabolic cross sectional design having an open bottom, atray having upstanding Walls inset from the 4edges of the bottomthereof, said Walls being adapted to extend into the casing, means forintroducing Y lo'steam into the casing, and means for dravving-offcondensed steam from the tray, said casing Wall from one end throughoutthe ma jor portion thereof having steam outlet aper# tures, said steamintroducing means being adacent the other end. Y

2. Asteaming device ofthe character described comprising an elongatedcasing of substantially parabolic cross sectional design :having an openbottoni, :a tray having upstanding Walls inset from the edges of thebottom thereof, said Walls being adapted to extend into the casing,means for introducing steam into the casing, means for drawing-offcondensed-steam from the tray, said casing Wall from one end throughoutthe maj or portion thereof having steam outlet apertures, said steamintroducing means being adjacent the other end, and means for suspendingsaid steaming device from supporting elements. '3g 3. In a steamingdevice of the characterfdescribed including-a base, means for securingsaid base to a supporting table structure, comprising eye memberssecured to opposite sic e edges ofthe base, and spring members securedat-one end to certain of said eyes and adapted to be passed beneath kthevsupporting structure `and connected at their other ends to adjacenteyes.

4. In'a steaming device of the character dem scribed including a base,means for securing "said base to a supporting table, comprising eyemembers secured to oppositeedges of the yb'ase,fa spring attached at oneend to each of said eyes, and means carried by the other ends ofthesprings for connecting the same together beneath the supporting table.

"5. A steaming device, comprising an elongated 'casing having a roundedtop surface and an open bottom, a detachable tray like ,-,0 'bottomnormally closing the open bottom of the casing, meansfor introducingsteam into the casing, and means for drawing off condensed steam'fromsaid tray like bottom, said casing having the major portion of therounded top surface from one end provided With steamoutlet apertures,and means for introducing steam into the casing adjacent the other endthereof.

lIn testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

HENRY P. EASTON, JR.

